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_2021-03-18
This was a week in which those supporting and those opposing IR development in Yokohama marshaled their forces, organizing toward the decisive battle in August when the mayoral elections are scheduled to take place.

_2020-09-03
The two major citizen group efforts to head off IR development plans in Yokohama are preparing to launch their signature drives, keeping the political

_2019-12-03
Opponents of Yokohama’s bid for an IR license have launched a website to provide public information and to coordinate actions between various anti-casino groups.

_2019-09-17
Saturday the 14th witnessed two separate rallies by opponents of casino legalization, one in Yokohama and the other in Osaka. The larger of the two

_2019-03-26
A citizens’ group opposing the bid for an IR at the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo city, Nagasaki, held its inaugural meeting on Sunday with th

_2019-03-14
The Osaka Restoration Association’s task of returning to power in the April 7 elections has become much more difficult now that it has become clear

_2017-11-23
Next Thursday, November 30, local anti-casino forces in Wakayama Prefecture will launch an organization aimed at defeating the initiative of Governor

_2017-06-20
City Councillor Hirotaka Ito has become the third candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the July 30 election for the Mayor of Yokohama, a major